Mop holder and wringer



(No Model.)

' .A. M.,BIEN'.

M0]? HOLDER AND WRINGER. No. 542,134. Patented July 2, 1s95 a; 4L 0 3; m; V Y 23 1 /d" INVENTOH A TTORNE Y8,

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ATENT ALBERT M. BIEN, OF DEER LODGE, MONTANAV MOP HOLDERAND WRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,134, dated July 2, 1895.

Application filed January 22, 1895. SerialNo- 535,793. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, ALBERT M. BIEN, of Deer- Lodge,in the county of Deer Lodge and State of Montana, have invented'a new and Improved Mop Holder and Wringer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a mop holder andary Way, and whereby, also,the said mop may be wrung dry expeditiously. and conveniently without placing the hands upon the mop during the entire operation.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures and letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 'is a side elevation of the mophead and a mop in position thereon, the wringing-frame being shown in position to assist in twisting the mop and a portion of the head-block and sleeve of the device being in section. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the mophead with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the mophead, illustrating the mop as twistedor as being wrung; and Fig. at is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 4 4 of Fig. l.

l n carrying out the invention the mop-handle A is provided at what may be termed its forward end with a ferrule 10, terminating in a head 11, and the said ferrule between its rear end and head is provided with an exterior thread 12, and in the head 11 of the said ferrule two loops 13 are secured, which ex tend forwardly from the head and are usually made of wire. These loops may be of any desired shape; but ordinarily they are somewhat triangular, as shown, the base be-- ing the forward portion, and the said base portion of the loops is bent outward orin opposite directions, as shown in Fig. 2.

A head-block 14 is held to travel upon the threaded portion 12 of thehandle-ferrule, and.

this head-block is provided with extensions 15 at its ends, the said extensions being at right angles to the body of the head-block and projected beyond opposite sides. Each extension of a head-block is. provided with a slot 16, and the slot at one of its ends meets a small circular opening 17 at the outer end of the extension, while at that portion of the extension connected with the body of the headblock a larger opening 18 is produced, preferably of circular form, which connects di rectly with the said slot 16,- as is shown in Fig. 4.

A sleeve 19 is held to slide upon the handle or mop-stick A, and this sleeve is made to carry what may be termed a wringingframe B, since this frame is used in connection with the head-block 14 to effect a twisting of the mop O.

The wringing-frame comprises two side bars 20, which extend through the slots 16 in the head-block, and at a predetermined distance at the rear of the latter the side bars 20 of the frame are carried inward and secured to the sleeve 19; The side bars of the frame are connected at their outer ends by a cross-bar 21, which is. preferably bowed in an inwardly direction, while at each corner of the forward end of the said wringing-frame B an arm 22 is formed, which extends horizontally beyond one side of the frame, as shown in Fig. 2, and the said arms 22 are preferably made by bending the side bars upon themselves. These arms 22 are intended to prevent the mop from slipping from the cross-bar 21 when said mop is being wrung or twisted, since the mop (J is passed around the said cross-bar and is attached at its ends to the loops 13.

The construction of the device is completed by forming enlargements 23, one upon each of the side bars 20 of the wringing-frame. These enlargements are preferably of a conical shape, although they may be otherwise formed, and are of such size that they will readily pass through the larger openings 18 in the extensions of the head-block, but are unable to pass through the smaller openings 17.

In the operation of this device, when the mop is to be wrung the frame B is forced outward or forward, the enlargements 23 passing to the forward face of the head-block,

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and the mop C'will be brought under tension in a longitudinal direction. The handle is then tightly grasped and the frame turned to the left, or the sleeve is held stationary and the handle turned to the right. In either event the enlargements will be forced over to the smaller openings 17 and the frame will be prevented from slipping backward, and

the ferrule of the handle or mop-stick will travel forward through the cross-head and in turning will twist the mop to such an extent as to wring it dry, as illustrated in Fig. 3, the forward travel of the ferrule through the cross-head serving to provide for the necessary slack requiredin twistingthe mop. The mop having been dried, the mop handle is turned in the opposite direction until the mop is again straight, whereupon the frame is drawn inward until its cross-bar 21 isentered well between the loops 13 and thusheld from interfering with the Work of the mop.

The device is exceedingly simple and economic, and the mode of operation may be readily understood by any one capable of using a mop.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a mop holder and wringer, a handle having a screw threaded portion at its forward end, a mop holding device at the said screw threaded end, a head block held to travel on the thread and a frame having sliding movement in the head block, the said frame carrying locking devices adapted to engage with the head block, as and'for the purpose specified.

2. In a mop holder and wringer, a mop stick, a head block secured upon the said mop stick and capable of adjustmentthereon,

the stick being provided at its threaded end with a device for holding a mop,aud a frame having sliding movement in the ends of the head block, the said frame being provided with enlargements and the head block with openings of different sizes through one set of which openings the said enlargements may pass, substantially as described.

3. In a mop holder and wringer, the combination with a mop stick having a screw threaded portion atone end, and a head block held to travel on the said threaded portion, of a wringing frame having sliding movement in the head block,a locking device attached to the frame and adapted for engagement with the head block, and a mop holding device secured to the mop stick and having the diverging loops adapted to receive between them the forward member of the wringing frame, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a mop holder and wringer, the combination, with a mop stick having a thread at its forward end and a device for holding a mop, the said device being provided with jaws, and a head block held to travel upon the threaded portion of the mop stick, provided with extensions extending laterally in opposite directions from its ends, each extension being provided with a large and with a small connectedopening, of a wringing frame having guided movement on the mop stick and a sliding movement in the openings in the head block, said frame being provided with enlargements on its side bars, capable of passing through only one set of the apertures in the ends of the head block, as and for the purpose set forth.

ALBERT M. BIEN. Witnesses:

M. E. LENNON, WILLIAM M. WILSON. 

